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I have a diagram where there is a line of &nbsp;UDP syslog traffic flowing from a switch to a web security device and another line extending from the switch to a live-human monitoring station.<br />
What is the difference between UDP syslog traffic and raw network traffic?
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I have a diagram where there is a line of  UDP syslog traffic flowing from a switch to a web security device and another line extending from the switch to a live-human monitoring station.
What is the difference between UDP syslog traffic and raw network traffic?

UDP Syslog Traffic versus Raw Network Capture

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